Wednesday, 23 November 2011

Biggest Toy Recalls

Biggest Toy Recalls

Biggest toy recalls, Are the toys your children play with safe? Although most toys are perfectly fine, some prove dangerous once they reach the hands of children. Scroll through to see some of the biggest toy recalls of 2011.

AOSOM wooden playpens

Date recalled: March 3, 2011Units recalled: 5,000AOSOM's four-sided wooden playpens are made from pine slats and have gates that latch.

Battat magnetic sketchboards

Date recalled: Nov. 2, 2011Units recalled: nearly 100,000Battat's magnetic sketchboards have a white plastic sketching surface and a magnetic pen. The pen allows children to sketch on the surface, and a sliding eraser allows them to erase drawings.

Battat musical wooden tables

Date recalled: Sept. 29, 2011Units recalled: about 14,000

Battat's tables are green and have different instruments, including a drum, cymbal and xylophone, fixed to the top.

Battat toy keysDate recalled: Aug. 2, 2011Units recalled: more than 1 millionBattat's toy keys are metal and hang from a plastic ring. They come with a remote that plays music.

Bravo Sports Disney-branded pogo sticks

Date recalled: July 29, 2011Units recalled: about 159,000Bravo Sports' Disney-branded pogo sticks are multicolored, with Disney labels between the two handlebars.

Edushape Mini Stars building sets

Date recalled: July 7, 2011Units recalled: about 18,000Edushape's plastic Mini Stars building sets have six knobs that protrude from a circular middle. The recall involved 12-, 24-, 36-, 48- and 72-piece sets.

Date recalled: March 3, 2011Units recalled: about 28,000Rhino Toys' OBall is a plastic bubble with beads inside it that makes the rattle sound when shook. The OBall is attached to a plastic chain of links.

Sassy refreshing rings

Date recalled: Jan. 31, 2011Units recalled: about 37,000Sassy's teething ring/rattle has a red-water-filled ring on one end and a black and white ball on the other. Three circular plastic rings loop around the middle of the toy.

Target frog masks

Date recalled: Oct. 21, 2011Units recalled: about 3,400Target's frog face masks are green with yellow eye cutouts and have a green elastic band that fastens the mask behind the child's head.

G.A. Gertmenian and Sons 'Toy Story 3' bowling game

Date recalled: May 5, 2011Units recalled: about 600G.A. Gertmenian and Sons' "Toy Story 3" bowling game includes six white plastic bowling pins, one black plastic ball and a nylon rug with Buzz Lightyear printed on it.